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Topic: Second Removal Of 2011 With Emil (Read 3340 times)

This was a big hive, very long, 8 to 8 1/2' of horizontal hive. Emil believes even longer than that but I did not take a measurement. Old comb and lots of bees. The comb sections were not very deep and tailor made for shallows. Neither one of us use shallows so we cut the combs and double stacked them in deep frames. Worked perfectly.

The queen is large with a golden abdomen. No swarming today! :-D

The area we worked in was narrow, between the garage and a chain link fence, and quite shady, so it wasn't the best set up for filming with my camera. I apologize for the poor quality footage, its not horrendous but irritating albeit watchable.

Jim, a good part of what I do is performing removals. I am a licensed pest control operator who specializes in live removals. I have a few employees who perform pest control duties but roughly 9 to 9 and 1/2 months of the year I perform removals and catch swarms. I also do other duties as well, like catch squirrels and pull possums out of people's bath tubs, fun stuff. :-D

This is the Golden Bee jacket but not the one I will be showcasing, that will come within the next few days. Suzie and I have been having a little trouble getting together. I will be calling her to possibly pick it up today sometime.

I think we need to figure out a way to mount those big ones :-D...great catch!

Scott

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Population is still strong on the pop up but I'm trying to treat with OA vapor (tough to do) they've got some DWV happening.

I'll get 'em there healthy though...don't fret :)

I could bring a bee tree too but it sounds like between us we'll have a full load??

Scott

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"In the first place, we should insist that if the immigrant who comes here in good faith becomes an American and assimilates himself to us, he shall be treated on an exact equality with everyone else, for it is an outrage to discriminate against any such man because of creed, or birthplace, or origin. But this is predicated upon the person's becoming in every facet an American, and nothing but an American...There can be no divided allegiance here. Any man who says he is an American, but something else also, isn't an American at all. We have room for but one flag, the American flag...We have room for but one language here, and that is the English language...And we have room for but one sole loyalty and that is a loyalty to the American people."

"We sealed up a deep and a medium full of bees. Emil took them back home with him and released the queen the following day. "

Did you add another box or two to relieve congestion. Im curious how big a colony it would have turned out to be if it ended up in my back yard if you know what I mean. Was all the comb full of bees when you started cut out.? I know its late winter there too but I have no idea how the season effects populations down there.

Must be fun living down there. I cant imagine havening so many cutouts available all year. I have only had one swarm call (other than my my uncle calling me when my own swarmed) and by the time I called back it was gone.

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